Maxence van der Meersch - L'empreinte du dieu - 1951

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L'empreinte du dieu by Maxence van der Meersch is a limited, numbered French edition of 256 pages bound in green goat leather with a hand-painted spherical inlay of Antwerp and a gilt spine title, published in 1951 with original philippe Swyncop illustrations and a slipcase.

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Les gloires litteraires, Maxence van der Meersch, L'Empreinte du dieu. Illustrations de Philippe Swyncop. Aux editions du nord boulevard ad. max, 163 Bruxelles, 1951.

Bound in green goat leather with spherical inlay to center of book, which is hand painted and depicting the skyline of Antwerp during sunset, as Antwerp plays a significant role in this book as Domitien resides there. Gilt embossed title panel to lower side of spine. With slipcase. Book is part of a limited, numbered deluxe edition of which the total print run was 1.301 copies, this book being number 598, printed on high-quality velin superieur astra paper. Original illustration by Philippe Swyncop, which were hand-colored using the pochoir (stencil) technique. Gilted top edge with blue hue. Bibliophile and collectible copy. Internals fine. 4+6+2+6+220+8+6+4pp.


Les gloires litteraires, Maxence van der Meersch, L'Empreinte du dieu. Illustrations de Philippe Swyncop. Aux editions du nord boulevard ad. max, 163 Bruxelles, 1951.

Bound in green goat leather with spherical inlay to center of book, which is hand painted and depicting the skyline of Antwerp during sunset, as Antwerp plays a significant role in this book as Domitien resides there. Gilt embossed title panel to lower side of spine. With slipcase. Book is part of a limited, numbered deluxe edition of which the total print run was 1.301 copies, this book being number 598, printed on high-quality velin superieur astra paper. Original illustration by Philippe Swyncop, which were hand-colored using the pochoir (stencil) technique. Gilted top edge with blue hue. Bibliophile and collectible copy. Internals fine. 4+6+2+6+220+8+6+4pp.


Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature, Poetry
Book Title
L'empreinte du dieu
Author/ Illustrator
Maxence van der Meersch
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1951
Height
20.5 cm
Edition
Limited edition
Width
15.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Aux editions du nord boulevard ad. max, 163 Bruxelles
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
256
The NetherlandsVerified
515
Objects sold
100%
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